Month: March 2011

This very day the highest leaders of the United States continue their obsession in “the business of war” led by Barack Obama for engaging our troops in simultaneous radical Muslim wars. Today, it is with another radical Muslim nation, Libya.

The new war in Libya began with Obama leaving all the details up to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton while he is on another vacation, this time it’s South America. In a recent news conference down there, he said, “When he gets back home, he is pulling the American forces out and turning it over to the French!” I don’t believe history will reveal when France ever won a war? Can anyone imagine our men and women in our Armed Forces being under command of a French commander?

Not since World War II have we ever won a war outright, rather we have fought a series of “cut and run wars” wasting trillions of US dollars. In addition to the waste of our assets, there’s been a loss of nearly 100,000 American members of our Armed Forces KILLED IN ACTION!

With the economic state of our nation, we can’t even afford to provide basic health care for the millions of disabled and life-time maimedyoung men and women war veterans!

If we will remember, in order to finance nine years of war (1961-1975), the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson and majority members of both houses of Congress transferred (stole) trillions of dollars from the so called “Social Security’s locked box”. Johnson moved trillions from the Social Security fund to the general fund. This allowed President Johnson to dip into the general fund at the whims of LBJ and both Houses of Congress.

Over the past couple of weeks, money we don’t have is being used for another million-dollar-per-day undeclared-declared-cut-and-run war in Libya”?

Remember: Obama ordered an indefinite moratorium on our nation’s explorations and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. His edict left more than 16,000 employees along the Gulf coast unemployed. Then, Obama asked Brazil if they would sell us their petroleum when they start producing from their wells drilled in the Gulf. Yes,after he gave them $300 billions of our near worthless dollars to finance Brazil’s oil production in the Gulf he had to go back to begging them to sell us some of the oil!

While Obama’s Fundamental Transformation of America continues with the blessings of a majority of the members of Congress, we’ve moved from a nation of UNITED WE STAND to a nation of DIVIDED WE ARE FALLING!

I wonder how many brain-challenged Americans will vote on November 5, 2012, for a continuation of this crazy leadership toward the complete destruction of our once proud God fearing and financially solvent nation.

John M. Elkins

4040 Luella Road

Sherman, TX 75090-5270

Brigadier General John M. Elkins, National Guard of Texas (Retired) serves as Director and Curator Emeritus of the Perrin AFB Museum located at Perrin Field in Grayson County. John sits on a board, under authority of Congressman Ralph M. Hall, that nominates candidates for all U.S. Military academies.

He served his country, in uniform, 45 years and is a veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. His father served in WW1 before him. John M. Elkins was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1930, in the middle of the Great Depression.

John continues selfless service to his country as a TEA Party Patriot, a true conservative who loves his country.

Each voter can select one candidate per Council Place, only.

Thank you,

Rockwall County TEA Party

Taxed Enough Already

A new-found patriotism manifests across the nation as “TEA Party Patriots” – Taxed Enough Already. If more taxes could solve our financial problems, then all our problems would have already gone away. We are Taxed Enough Already and TEA’d off at government waste, inefficiency and corruption.

Roger Williams – Candidate for US Senate

As a successful business man and former Texas Secretary of State, Roger is imminently qualified for the office of US Senator. Roger knows how to create jobs and manage budgets and he knows the importance of low taxes and a business-friendly approach to governance.

The City of Rowlett, like so many cities in North Texas, is faced with the issue of sustainability. Simply defined, sustainability means that the costs of recurring City obligations are increasing faster than projected recurring revenues are increasing. In order to avoid deficits, city expenses must be reduced. Alternatively, municipal services must be reduced and/or city property taxes must be increased to maintain the status quo. (see footnote-1)

The City of Rowlett is well-positioned for growth in its commercial tax base due to the Bush Turnpike Extension and the DART Blue Line Extension. However, the full impact of those economic engines and the growth in property tax revenue is many years away. Furthermore, the City will need to partner with businesses in order to attract them to Rowlett. That will require investment in their projects. Rowlett currently has no extra funds for this purpose.

Rowlett Mayor John Harper posed the following questions to a joint meeting of the Rowlett and Rockwall Tea Parties. How would you answer?

Editor’s Footnotes

1 – It is a usual and customary practice for governments to hold reserve funds for non-recurring expenses (emergencies) equal to approximately five months budgeted recurring expenses. City of Rowlett has only 45 days in reserve.

Oath Keepers – Guardians of the Republic
Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us,